Our safe, friendly town boasts the following attractive features:
- a health centre with one full-time physician;
- a day care;
- an excellent school with kindergarten to grade twelve classes;
- a state-of-the-art water treatment plant that has some of the best water in Canada;
- a Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment;
- high-speed internet providers such as BellMTS, Commstream, and Starlink;
- an airport with flight access;
- float plane and helicopter access;
- a community hall, arena and curling rink;
- an Arts Council that hosts several professional productions annually;
- a state-of-the art wastewater treatment plant.
Consider retiring in this attractive area central to the three northern Manitoba cities.
Attractions include the Manitoba Star Attraction Mining Museum, many clean, fresh Master Angler lakes, swimming at Sunset Beach or Purple Sandy Beach on Snow Lake, long daylight hours during the summer to extend your hours of fun with golfing, fishing, camping, boating, bird watching, and playing tennis.
Walk the three groomed hiking trails with interpretive bird signage and enjoy a myriad of other summer activities to make your summer memorable. Nearby Wekusko Falls Provincial Park offers excellent camping, water sports, fishing, suspended bridges and photographic opportunities of the tumbling falls.
Fall and winter are also special times in Snow Lake. Enjoy the groomed snow machine trails, walking, groomed cross country ski trails, curling, ice fishing, target shooting at indoor or outdoor ranges, hunting, learning crafts, and participating in local activities for both children and adults.
Interesting facts about Snow Lake
Became a Local Government District (LGD) on June 6, 1947
Population: 1,088 (census 2021)
Elevation: 980 feet above sea level (271 metres)
Distance from Winnipeg: 684 kilometres (428 miles)
School Division: Frontier
Time Zone: Central
Town Incorporated: September 21, 1976
Town first established: June 2, 1947
Latitude 54° 52' 44" Longitude 100° 2' 12" Coordinates 54°52′53.05″N 100°1′21.68″W
Municipality Land Area: 1209.27 sq. kilometers
Municipality Boundaries: Contact Community Development Officer for map
Average Daily Max & Min: July +23.7C & 13.2C January -16.2C & -24.5C
Frost Free Days per year: Average 119 days
Average Rainfall per year: 343 mm. (13.72 inches)
Average Snowfall per year: 123 cm. (49.2 inches)
Average Sunshine in Manitoba: 200 days per year, but can vary
Location: North on #392 off #39 - geocentric to the 3 northern cities of
Flin Flon, The Pas and Thompson
Main Industry: Mining
Box 40, Snow Lake, Manitoba R0B 1M0
Telephone: (204) 358-7630 or 358-2551